koota

From Proto-Finnic *kogot'ak, equivalent to koko (“whole, entire”) +‎ -ta. Cognate with Estonian koguma.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːtɑˣ/, [ˈko̞ːt̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -oːtɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): koo‧ta

koota (transitive)

1. to collect together, gather, assemble

   koota osat ― to gather the parts

2. to assemble, combine, put together

   Synonyms: panna kokoon, kasata (colloquial)

   koota uudelleen ― to reassemble

   koota laite ― to assemble a device

3. to gather, summon up, muster up (to look within oneself to find and put into action a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage)

   Synonym: kerätä

   Kokosin kaikki tahdonvoimani rippeet.

   I summoned up all my remaining willpower

4. (software) to build

• “koota”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːtɑ/, [ˈko̞ːt̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oːtɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): koo‧ta

koota

1. partitive singular of koo

• kotoa, takoo